Anthony iske



(No Model.)

A.v ISKE.

WASHING MACHINE.

No. 389,516. 0] y Patented Sept. 11, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTHONY ISKE, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO ISRAEL L.

Y LANDIS, OF SAME PLACE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo, `389,516, dated September 11, 1888.

Application tiled December 1, 1887. Serial No. 256,702. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANTHONY IsKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rubbersfor Wash- Boards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description oftheinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hand-rubbers for wash-boards, inwhich one end of a roller is pivoted to a spring-held bar. It consists in the construction and combination of parts hereinafter particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a wash-board with my improved rubber attached. Fig.v 2 represents a detail view ofthe tinted cylinder or roller with the brake applied to the flange or collar thereof. Fig. 3 represents a detail view of the spring, the bar on which it is mounted, the transverse fastening-pin, and some adjacent devices.

A designates a wash-board; B, a metal clip tted thereon at oneside thereof, and C a clampscrew which holds said clip to said wash-board at any desired point. From said clip atongue, c, extends outward, having a hole through it near its end. A bar, D, extends down through this hole and has on it below said tongue two washers, d d', between which a spring, E, preferably of rubber,is located. Above tongue c the bar D is flattened and provided near its upper end with two or more holes, d, ar! ranged in series lengthwise of said bar. This iiat part of said bar is received between the jaws F, formed by a bifurcated end of a shaft, G. These jaws are perforated,and a split pin, H, passes through them and through any one of the holes d, according to the degree of pressure which is to be applied to said spring.

Shaft G is provided near each end with shoulders g g,and its intermediate cylindrical part, G', has a long iiuted roller or cylinder, I, sleeved thereon, which does the rubbing. To the shoulder g is attached a brakeblock, J, overhanging an annular flange or collar, j, formed on the proximate end of said roller. That part of said brake-block which cornes in contact with said collar is curved to t it, and said block is allowed a certain amount of motion on shoulder g by its fastening devices, which consist of a pivot-screw, j', and a pin, jz, passing through a hole of larger size in' said brake-block. Said brake-block may therefore be raised from said collar or held thereon at will. In the former case it leaves the fluted roller free to rotate, and thereby lessens the friction on the clothes or other textile articles undergoing washing; but in the latter case it impedes or prevents rotation, according to the degree of pressure applied to said brake.

The handle K of the rubber is at the end of the shaft nearest to shoulder g and brakeblock J, so that the thumb of the hand grasping this handle may easily be applied to said brake-block, forcing it down on said collar. By these devices I am enabled to conveniently regulate the rubbing action to suit different articles and different parts ofthe same article, so that delicate fabrics may not be torn by overfriction, although stout and very solled fabrics may receive as much of it as they need and can endure.

The downward pressure on handle K necessarily tilts np the other end of shaft G, the wash-board A serving as a fulcrum for said shaft and roller I, so that the bar D is drawn upward, carrying the lower washer,d,against the spring E, and therebycompressing said spring against the other washer, d', which is next to the tongue c below jaws F. The sensitiveness and degree of tension of said spring will depend on the adjustment of said bar D by means of split pin H and the holes d2 aforesaid. This spring, of course, resists the upward tilting of the end of shaft G, which is above it,and thereby distributes the pressure more evenly on all parts ofthe fabric under the roller, both ends of the latter being held down to its work, although the operator uses only one hand.

Sometimes, when very great pressure and friction are required,this method of operating will not suffice, but it becomes necessary to use both hands and press simultaneously on both ends of the shaft G. Under such circumstances the bar D and its attachments will be in the way if not removed; but the transverse IOO split pin H only requires to be compressed combination with a bar to which one end of and withdrawn to make such removal very said shaft is pivoted, a handle on the other r easy. end of said shaft, and a brake-block attached Having thus described my invention, what I to said shaft in proximity to said handle and 5 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters movable against said roller, for the purpose Patent, isset forth.

l. A rubbing-roller and its shaft,said roller In testimony whereofI affix my signature in 2o having a terminal collar, in combination with presence of two witnesses. a brake-block movably attached to said shaft, ANTHONY ISKE 1c in order that it may be forced at will against the periphery of said collar, substantially as X/Titnesses: set forth. ISRAEL L. LANDIs,

2. A shaft and a roller sleeved thereon, in ALBERT vIsKn. 

